Railway-tie.



M. JOAGHIMI, RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26, 1909.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

MAX JOAOHIMI, SR, OF VERSAILLES, MISSOURI.

RAILWAY-TIE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX JOAOHIMI, Sr., citizen of the United States,residing at Versailles, in the county of Morgan and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Railway-Ties, ofwhich the fo owing is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in railway-ties; and itconsists in the novel details of construction more fully set forth inthe specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan showing the application of myinvention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation the rails being in crosssection;Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view; Fig. 1 is an enlarged verticalcross-section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2 Fig. 5 is an enlarged verticalcross-section 011 the line 55 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a bottom plan of thetie proper with all other parts removed; Fig. 7 is a side elevationaldetail of the locking toothed segment detached; Fig. 8 is a transversesection on the line 88 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a side view of one of theinner rail clamps; Fig. 10 is an end view of Fig. 9; Fig. 1 1 is abottom plan of Fig. 9; Fi .12 is a side view of one of the outer rail 0amps; Fig. 13 is an end view thereof; and Fig. 14: is a side elevationaldetail or two abutting rails with the outer rail clamp provided withwings to serve as a fish-plate, the clamp and tie being shown in crosssection.

The object of my invention is to construct a metallic railway tie whichshall insure an elastic and yet firm support for the rail; one in whichthe rail can be securely locked to the tie one making ready provisionfor widening the gage at the curves; one in which the tie is proofagainstcreeping or shifting; one in which t e revailing fish-plate maybe dispensed wit and one possessing further and other advantages betterapparent from a detailed description of the invention which is asfollows 2- Referring to the drawings, and for the pres ent to Figs. 1 to13 inclusive, 1, re resents a metallic late or tie provided with ateraldepending flanges 2, 2, and terminal extensions 1, 1, at the base ofwhich extensions and adjacent to the ends of the flanges are formedtransverse grooves or depressions 3, 3, for the support of the flangesof the rails R, R. Formed along the longitudinal center of the tiebetween the depressions 3, 3, is a slot 4 Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed January 25, 1909.

Patented April 27, 1909.

Serial No. 474,029.

having terminal reduced portions 1, 1. Over the slot 4 and on eitherside of the center of the tie is placed an inner clamping plate ormember 5 of a width to overlap the sides of the slot, the bottom surfaceof the clamping plate being ribbed (rib 1*) said rib terminating in anenlarged head 6 of a width while not too great to pass through the slot1, is of suflicient width to overla the sides of the narrow extensions 4of the s ot when the plate is shoved up toward the rail R. The outer endof the plate 5 terminates in a formation or projection 5 which engagesthe upper surface of the rail-flange when the plate is shoved up againstthe rail. At the same time the formation 5 will bear against the to ofthe inner flange of the rail. Thus not on y is the plate 5 locked to thetie, but the plate locks the rail to the tie. In practice there are twolocking members or plates 5, one on each side of the transverse centerof the tie, the adjacent ends being beveled and receiving between them awedge shaped key 7 which when driven its full extent downward forces theclamping members 5, 5, firmly against their respective rails. The wedge7 is itself secured to the tie by a nut 8 passed over a screw-threadedstem 9 inserted through the wedge from the bottom, said stem 9 beingsecured to orforming part of a transversely disposed plate, block, wing,rib or equivalent member 10 recessed to engage the vertical side facesof the key and bearing against the under surface of the tie. Thus thekey is locked against displacement by the member 10, the latterprojecting consider ably below the tie, and embedded as it is in theearth or road-bed it prevents the tie from creeping or shifting in adirection across the track.

At the base of one of the extensions 1' is formed a slot 11 whichreceives a lug 12 formed on the under surface of an outer rail clamp 13,the latter bearing against the adj acent rail flange as shown. A )in 14is driven through the lug 12 across the s 0t 11 and thus holds saidclamp 13 in place. The opposite extension 1 has formed therein a slot 15ter minating in a narrow extension 15. The portion 15 receives freely anouter clamp 16 which is provided along the bottom with a head 16 groovedon the sides and of sufficient width to overlap the slot 15 the sides ofwhich enga e the grooves g of said head 16 when the c am is shoved upagainst the rail. This done, t 1e clamp 16 is itself locked againstdisplacement by a ratchet block or segment 17 whose serrated edgeengages the end of the clamp, the segment being fulcrumed to the outerterminal edge of-the slot 1 5, preferably by notching the block at theful.

crum end, the wall of the slot engaging the notch n at such fulcrum. Theratchet block 17 being slightly eccentric, it can be forced firmlyagainst the clamp 16 driving the latter well up against the rail. Thesegment 17 is further provided with elongated openings 18 through whicha key-pin 19 may be passed, said pin being provided with a notch 20which after the pin is inserted through the proper opening and thengiven a turn of ninety degrees causes the walls of the notch to engagethe walls of the segment and thus additionally secure the latter againstdisplacement. The key 19 is provided with a manipulating arm 21 whichwhen the key is turned as described lies against the bottom of theextension 1.

Nhere two rails come together, instead of using the prevailing andordinary form of fish-plate, I form lateral extensions or wings w, w, onthe inner ends of the outer clamps 13, 16, these wings spanning thejoints between the rails, and being bolted to the latter the same as anordinary fish-plate (see Fig. 14 where the wings are shown on clamp 13).

For widening the gage at curves, the de pressions or grooves 23, 3, maybe sufliciently widened on ties making up the curve, to allow for anoutward shifting of the rails for such wider gage, though the same thingmay be accomplished by having the width of the depressions 3 uniform,but spacing them the proper distance apart where a wider gage isdesirable. That is a result which can be readily accomplished, or acondition readily met by the skilled mechanic.

The earth is tamped under the tie between the flanges 2, 2 thereof andunder the exten sions 1, 1, and when finally laid is found to beperfectly elastic, and non-creeping. It is durable, and cheap, and aroad may be quickly constructed by the use of the tie, since all theparts are readily assembled. To more conveniently tamp the tie, theflanges 2 have cut away portions or scallops 0 formed thereon, throughwhich the tamping bar be readily inserted and the dirt firmly tampeddown.

Having described my invention what I claim is z- 1. A metallic railwaytie comprising a plate having lateral depending flanges, and providedwith transverse depressions for the reception of the rails, and havingextensions beyond said depressions, means for locking the rails fromopposite sides of the Webs thereof, and a transversely disposed memberconnected to the locking means and located below the plate forpreventing creeping of the tie.

2. A metallic railway tie comprising a plate having a central slotterminating in reduced extensions, transverse depressions being formedin the plate beyond said slot extensions for the reception of the rails,clamping plates disposed on each side of the center of the tie andprovided with bottom ribs terminating in lateral heads free to passthrough the slot but locking with the sides of the reduced extensions,formations on said clamping plates for engaging the inner railflanges, acenter wedge or key interposed between the adjacent ends of the clampingplates, a member disposed below the tie and provided with a stem passingthrough the key aforesaid, a nut for securing the stem to i the ke themember bein recessed to receive the portion of the key projecting belowthe tie, and clamps carried by the tie for engaging the outerrail-flanges.

3. In a metallic railway tie, a plate having transverse recesses for thereception of the rails, and provided with extensions beyond saidrecesses, a slot having a reduced end formed in one of said extensions,a railclampin late havin a laterall 'rooved head free to pass throughthe slot but interlocking with the edges of the reduced portion thereof,a ratchet block fulcrumed to the outer edge of the slot and engaging theadjacent end of the clamping plate, and a key-pin passed through theblock and engaging the bottom of the tie for preventing accidentaldisplacement of the ratchet block.

4. A metal tie having depressions for the support of the rails, innerand outer railclamps, means at the bottom of the tie for reventin creein and intermediate connections coupling said means to the inner railclamps.

5. A metal tic having depressions for the support of the rails, innerrail clamps extending from points on each side of the center of the tietoward the adjacent rail-flanges, a key for driving the clamps towardthe rails, and an anti-creeping rib or wall disposed across the bottomof the tie and coupled to the key.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MAX JOACHIMI, SR.

Witnesses:

N. E. JoNns, F. M. WITTEN.

